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# 1  
Old 05-22-2003
check logfile size
Hello everyone!

Can anyone help me with this?

I need a script that looks at a logfile and check itīs size. If itīs over a sertain size the i should get an email. Dont really know how the grep that info "the size"

Please help....
# 2  
Old 05-22-2003
FILE="my_log_file"
SIZE=123456
VAR=`ll $FILE | awk -F" " '{print $5}' `

if [ $VAR -gt $SIZE ]
then
mail me a message
fi

I cant remember if the file size is field 5 or not...check that.
# 3  
Old 05-24-2003
I don't know about the ll command used above, but I think if it doesn't work for you then replace ll $FILE with wc -c $FILE. wc -c will give you the count of bytes of file $FILE.

FILE="my_log_file"
SIZE=123456
VAR=`wc -c $FILE | awk -F" " '{print $1}' `

if [ $VAR -gt $SIZE ]
then
mail me a message
fi

Regards,
Yeheya
# 4  
Old 05-24-2003
FILE="my_log_file"
SIZE=123456
VAR=`wc -c $FILE | awk -F" " '{print $1}' `

if [ $VAR -gt $SIZE ]
then
mail me a message
fi

Either method should work. The long list will just print out the long listing entry for the file in question which then awk will pick off the file size. wc cuts out the file size and then awk prints it. Either method should work....pick the method that works best for you.
# 5  
Old 05-27-2003
thanx that did the trick!!
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